Demetrius Taylor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

American football player (born 1999)

Roster statusSuspended

Born (1999-05-27) May 27, 1999 (age 26)
Miami, Florida, U.S.

Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Demetrius Taylor
No. 73 – BC Lions
Position	Defensive tackle
Roster status	Suspended
Personal information
Born	(1999-05-27) May 27, 1999 (age 26) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school	Miami Northwestern Senior (FL)
College	Appalachian State
NFL draft	2022: undrafted
Career history
Detroit Lions (2022) BC Lions (2024)* Birmingham Stallions (2025)* BC Lions (2025–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Awards and highlights
First-team All-Sun Belt (2019-2021)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Demetrius Latron Taylor (born May 27, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Appalachian State.

Taylor played at Appalachian State from 2017 to 2021.^[1] He led the Sun Belt Conference with three forced fumbles in the 2019 season.^[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m)	289 lb (131 kg)	32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m)	9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m)	5.07 s	1.69 s	2.90 s	4.50 s	8.03 s	30.0 in (0.76 m)	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)	27 reps
All values from Pro Day^[3]

Detroit Lions

Taylor signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022, following the 2022 NFL draft.^[4] He made the Lions' final 53-man roster out of training camp.^[5] He was waived on October 27, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.^[6] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.^[7] He was released on May 10, 2023.^[8] Taylor was suspended for the entire 2023 NFL season due to violating the league's gambling policy.^[9]

On April 18, 2024, Taylor was reinstated by the NFL.^[10]

BC Lions (first stint)

On May 28, 2024, Taylor was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.^[11] He was released on June 2, 2024.^[12]

Birmingham Stallions

On July 23, 2024, Taylor signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).^[13] He was released on March 20, 2025.^[14]

BC Lions (second stint)

On April 22, 2025, Taylor re-signed with the Lions.^[15] On May 11, 2025, Taylor was suspended by the CFL for the entire 2025 CFL season.^[16]

References

↑ "Demetrius Taylor College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
↑ "2019 Sun Belt Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
↑ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Demetrius Taylor College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
↑ Brady, W.G. (April 30, 2022). "Detroit Lions Sign DL Demetrius Taylor". Detroit Sports Nation. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
↑ Maakaron, John (August 30, 2022). "Demetrius Taylor Earns Spot on Lions' 53-Man Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
↑ Schlitt, Erik (October 27, 2022). "Detroit Lions waive DL Demetrius Taylor". Pride Of Detroit. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
↑ Risdon, Jeff (January 10, 2023). "Lions lock up 10 practice squad players to reserve/future contracts". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
↑ Reisman, Jeremy (May 10, 2023). "Detroit Lions sign free agent DL Christian Covington". Pride Of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
↑ "NFL suspends four players for violating league's gambling policy". NFL.com.
↑ Robinson, Sam (April 18, 2024). "NFL Reinstates Five Players Banned For Gambling". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
↑ "Lions Add American Defensive Lineman Demetrius Taylor". BC Lions. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
↑ "BC Lions Transactions". BC Lions. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
↑ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ "UFL Teams Finalize Rosters After Successful Training Camp". www.theufl.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
↑ "Two More For The Defence: Lions Bring Back Taylor, Add Turary To Camp Roster". BC Lions. April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
↑ "BC Lions Transactions". BC Lions. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

External links

Appalachian State Mountaineers bio

v t e BC Lions roster
Active roster	0 Sione Teuhema 1 Garry Peters 2 Josh Woods 3 Micah Awe 4 Keon Hatcher 7 Chase Brice 9 Deontai Williams 10 Sean Whyte 11 Jeremiah Masoli 12 Nathan Rourke 14 Dewayne Hendrix 17 Carl Meyer 18 Justin McInnis 19 Ayden Eberhardt 20 James Butler 21 Ronald Kent Jr. 24 Patrice Rene 26 Robert Carter Jr. 27 Josh Hagerty 29 Cristophe Beaulieu 31 Adam Konar 32 Maxime Rouyer 33 Jackson Findlay 43 Terrence Ganyi 44 Isaiah Guzylak-Messam 45 Riley Pickett 46 Ben Hladik 47 Kyle Nelson 54 Andrew Peirson 55 Ilm Manning 56 Christian Covington 57 Chris Schleuger 58 Kemoko Turay 61 George Una 64 Kory Woodruff 66 Alex Berwick 69 Jarell Broxton 77 Seven McGee 82 Kieran Poissant 83 Stanley Berryhill III 86 Jevon Cottoy 90 Mathieu Betts 91 Nathan Cherry 92 Tomasi Laulile 93 Anthony Bennett 99 Jonah Tavai
1-game injured list	8 Jalon Edwards-Cooper 13 Jermaine Jackson 35 Woodly Appolon 36 Jacob Bond 40 Tibo Debaillie 95 Marcus Moore
6-game injured list	6 Tyler Coyle 25 Adam Auclair 50 Dejon Allen 51 Michael Couture 62 Tyler Packer 68 David Foucault
Practice roster	1 Hergy Mayala 16 Travian Blaylock 23 Cam Stone 28 Jordan Terrell 34 Zander Horvath 42 Jeremy Lewis 43 Celestin Haba 48 Ross Bolger 53 Devin Richardson 65 Tyran Hunt
Suspended list	73 Demetrius Taylor
East HAM MTL OTT TOR West BC CGY EDM SSK WPG

This biographical article relating to an American football defensive lineman born in the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Detroit Lions

BC Lions (first stint)

Birmingham Stallions

BC Lions (second stint)

Related Articles